HLL Pdf Reader vs Do You Sidenote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HLL Pdf Reader
This app offers a streamlined PDF reading experience with an iBooks-inspired interface. It provides features like recent reading history, page cropping for larger content views, and an outline for easy navigation. Zooming is simplified with double-tap gestures.
- iBooks-like design
- Reading history
- Page cropping
- Document outline
- Double-tap zoom
- Automatic fit on rotation
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Universal app - Support for iPhone / iPad iBooks-like design - Support your reading experience with simple User Interface. Recently read books - Show your reading histories. Therefore you can find books that you read recently. Cropping - Crop page merging to show contents bigger automatically. Outline - Show current document structure so that you can see your position and move around easily. No more pinch in/out. - Zoom in/out with double tap. - Fit document to device size automatically when rotating.
Do You Sidenote
This messaging app helps busy individuals organize group chats with custom categories and individual calendars. It also features a global calendar for all events and itinerary planning for consecutive activities.
- Unlimited custom categories per group
- Category-specific calendars
- Global event calendar
- Itinerary planning for consecutive events
- Organized group conversations
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Introducing Sidenote, the group messaging app that takes organization to the next level! With Sidenote, you can create unlimited custom categories in each group chat, keeping your chats organized and easy to navigate. Each category even has its own calendar for events and tasks, so you'll never miss a beat. But that's not all - Sidenote also features a global calendar that displays all of the events you're attending across all of your group chats. Say goodbye to the headache of trying to keep track of multiple events in multiple chats - Sidenote has got you covered. And for those busy weekends or vacations with friends and family, Sidenote allows you to create itineraries for consecutive events. Plan out your entire weekend or trip with ease, and keep everyone in the loop. Say goodbye to cluttered group chats and missed events - download Sidenote today and start organizing your conversations like a pro!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Do You Sidenote at weekly against HLL Pdf Reader's every 9 months. Do You Sidenote also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for HLL Pdf Reader against 5.0 for Do You Sidenote. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Do You Sidenote has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
HLL Pdf Reader ships an update every 9 months, Do You Sidenote weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HLL Pdf Reader | Do You Sidenote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | hades lade lam | MarshTech, LLC |
Customer experience
HLL Pdf Reader
Do You Sidenote
In-app purchases
HLL Pdf Reader
No in-app purchases
Do You Sidenote
No in-app purchases









